Tire-handling tool.



M. WATERS.

TIRE HANDLING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT, 26. 1915.

1 206fi6$ Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Allumey i oi in M11303 Ti? OF NEW ALBANEE, INDIAEL'A.

rzEs-rmnnnmo moon Application filed October 2%, 1915. Serial No. 57,988

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Mifsou V X'IERL, a citizen ,of the l nilod States, residing at NewAlbany, in ho county of Floyd and Stale ifu liu I we 'nventsd :1 new anduseful ool, of which following i relates to an unmoved tool. andreplacing t S foruu object to pro 'i no tool by l o uss oi? wliiolrlosslabor is required in. the removal of the tire 'rom ills rim, and alsothe romoml and re- L lacouient o the iiro may done in a 1-moively shortrims,

Another object or the invent on to provide a tool which is of suchconstruction that the bond of ihe tire casing may be readdislodgod fromban irth the olonclisr filings of, a relatively slight pressure on thehandle, or ouror sud the tooL and wherein the moi may lie rurllieroporu'red bya slight sddir-ionil pr neaili boil) bonds of the casing therim so that the opposite ends may be ground in the bonds :uucumiorontiallv around the wheel dislodge llie 232s from the rim.

The slime und liner advantages and obfloors of in row on will be moreclearly brought ou 111 5 following ription of the present n fern-dembodm t of this ume being disclosed in the sound rcross of the tool drsWn oirto entirely invention. r 11 colnpnnying' drawing, wherein Figuro itransverse sect-ion through a tire or ossi position on a ClQT ChEZ rim,too icing shown in its initial l .v io application of pressure .lgn cl 2is a similar view sno. or the Zool :i'fisrdislodgin 1d irn, i the rim. 3milks VlPW sliox n tion vsd ool disloo inner b a sintoo to mien ure forplacing the tool l)s-.

blade or shank of the tool, which tapers in thickness from its inner toits outor'end, isv

relatively flat throughout its length-21ml" nerminatss at iis outer endin a lip 11, which is slightly upturned, as shown, for a purpose f Winchwill hereinafter appear. The blado or shank 10 is substantiallystraight, -as shown, and terminatss at its inner end in an underturnedcurved book 12, which is slightly tapred toward its end. It will bonoted filial; the lip 11 andths bill of the hook 12 rapier to arelatively thin edge to admit of The insertion of the tool beneath thebeads of the casing and in other crevices found necessary in thehandling of the tool. The

blade or shank 10 is provided Withn handle 13 which projects rearwardlyfrom the outer side of the-hook 12 between the free end and the boss ofthe hook so that the latter is in oilset relaiion lo the shank but is insubstanv rial parallelism. therewith. It Will thus be noted that thehandle 13 is in position to receive pressure when using the blade orshank if or in using the hook 12 when drawing the tool edgewise aroundthe Wheel between the casing and the rim.

Inusing .tlae tool, the same is grasped in o slightly raised to engagethe lip 11 beneath the opposite or inner side of the casing. The

mndlo 18 is now forced downwardly to Wing the shank 10 about the outrflange of clenohor rim 15 ass fulcrum, to raise the lip 11 against theinner bead 16 of the sasing is and dislodge the inner bead from theinner lungs of she clsncher rim, as is shown 3. As soon as both of theof ills casing sro raised out of enuiiil'll with ills oloncher rim 15,the tool forces: inward? besivsen the dosing and I the nook 12 about thehe rim as shown in Fig. 4, s dispose the handle 13 at one side tirecasing and the outer end of grossed in'tlis bra ds, and Lbs tool isdrawn provide sufficient space for the hand beneath the tire.

The hook 12 is curved, or conforms to the I configuration of the side ofthe rim 15, so

that the hook serves as a positive stop to prevent the driving of theblade 10 too far in between the rim and the tire. This form of hook alsoprovides a guide for the tool to hold it in its true transverse positionbeneath the tire when the tool is grasped at its opposite ends in thehands and drawn circumferentially over the rim. The hook 12 engagesbeneath the rim 15 so as to serve also as-a means of holding the toolfrom accidental and sudden release from the rim when the tire issuddenly released from the mm.

It will be readily understood that in replacing a tire upon the rim, itis only necessary to place the tool on the rim in the reverse positionfrom that shown in Fig. 4,-or

with the hook 12 engaging the inner side of the rim. Then loop thecasing over the blade 10, raise the outer end of the tool and slide thecasinginto registry with the rim, gradually draw the tooleireuinferentially about the wheel, and slide the casing laterally intoalinement with the rim until the The handle 13,

rim 15, and also serves a means for forcing the blade 10 forwardly whencollapsing the easing, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

What is claimed is:

A tool for removing and replacing a tire, comprising a shank having atone end an engaging lip and at its opposite end a curved book which isadapted to embrace and lit the side and bottom of the rim of a wheel andserve as a guide and stop, the portion of the shank between the lip andthe hook being straight and flat on both faces, so as to allow theinsertion of the tool transversely between the rim and the tire, and asubstantially straight handle extending outwardly from the outer side ofthe hook at a point between the free end of the hook and the basethereof thereby offsetting the handle below the plane of the shank, theend of the shank having the engaging lip and the handle being grasped indrawing the tool around the rim.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I'have heretoaliixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. MINOR WATERS.

lVitnesses EDWARD BURKE, Tnos. MEANY, Jr.

